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ISIS
This attack is a step back for Syria, a grim reminder of the 14-year-long civil war that ravaged the country
Daniel Thorpe
There has been a massacre of Alawites this past week: hundreds of civilians have been killed
Paul Wood
The extinction of some of the country’s oldest communities would be a tragedy
Michael Nazir-Ali
A huge body of research and eyewitness testimony has long been available
Jonathan Spyer
Middle East
Anything is better than Assad, isn’t it?
Rod Liddle